Industry to Remember Fallen Service Members at Coca-Cola 600
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Beginning Memorial Day weekend, the NASCAR industry will honor the United States Armed Forces heroes and their families as part of NASCAR Salutes Refreshed by Coca-Cola – a collective expression of reverence, respect and gratitude for those who served and continue to defend America today. Continue reading
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NASCAR Partners with Steven Soderbergh on Heist-Themed Film Project
Channing Tatum to Star in “Logan Lucky” for Soderbergh’s Return to the Big Screen
NASCAR® is collaborating with Academy Award-winning director Steven Soderbergh on a feature film entitled Logan Lucky, starring Channing Tatum alongside Daniel Craig, Riley Keough, Adam Driver and Seth MacFarlane. Depicting a theoretical heist at Charlotte Motor Speedway, the project will mark Soderbergh’s first feature film since announcing his retirement from the film industry in 2013. Soderbergh, who also directed heist film Ocean’s Eleven, is best known for his work on the critically acclaimed Traffic and Erin Brockovich, which garnered him two Oscar nominations and the accolade of Best Director. Continue reading
Dale Earnhardt Jr. took advantage of a Brad Keselowski fumble to grab his first Cup win at Pocono Raceway Sunday.
Earnhardt was running second when Keselowski went up behind a lapped car to get a piece of paper off his grill slowing the No. 2 car’s momentum down the Long Pond straightaway as Earnhardt drove on by for the lead. Continue reading
Six-time Champion Jimmie Johnson Could Earn Third Win of the Season at Pocono
Although some were wondering, 11 winless races in the season were never a concern for Jimmie Johnson and his No. 48 team.
Johnson picked up his first winner decal at Charlotte and he placed the second decal on his car the next week at Dover, closing out the first half of the 26-race regular season of the Sprint Cup Series. Continue reading